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Family victim, the "bad coconut" of a Javanese family, written and directed by Robert Lemelson ; produced by Robert Lemelson, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and Elemental Films ; interview by Robert Lemelson

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Family victim

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Recorded in 2010 in Gunung Kidul, Java, Indonesia

written and directed by Robert Lemelson ; produced by Robert Lemelson, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and Elemental Films ; interview by Robert Lemelson

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Ethnographic video online, volume 2Afflictions : culture and mental illness in Indonesia

the "bad coconut" of a Javanese family

Family Victim explores how families manage a troubled and troublesome member. Estu Wardhani is a young Javanese man and has struggled for most of his life to achieve a sense of competency and inclusion in his familial and social world. The second youngest of eight children born to an upper-class family living in the rural region of Gunung Kidul in Cental Java, Estu has been 'different' ever since he was a young boy. Estu's actions, and their disorienting power, cannot be understood outside of the cultural and social context within which they have taken shape nor can they be considered apart from the disruptive and painful effects they have on his family

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Family victim